Roberto Clemente, Our Hero

What genre is this text?

• Realistic fiction

• Biography

• Fable

Why did Roberto use empty soup cans for batting practice?

• There were many soup cans in the field.

• He had no money to buy baseballs.

• They turned into softballs.

Why were Roberto's fans so excited about him?

• He had a Spanish name.

• He could hit, catch, and run very well.

• He used a guava tree baseball bat.

Why were kids twisting their neck this way and that?

• to be like Roberto

• to ease their pain

• to see the game better

Why was Roberto twisting his neck this way and that?

• to ease the pain

• to see the game better

• to send a signal

What effect did practicing hitting bottle caps have on Roberto?

• He forgot how to play baseball.

• He decided to buy smaller baseballs for his next game.

• He was able to hit baseballs better than ever.

Roberto helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the _____________.

• the major leagues

• the World Series

• the minor leagues

Why did some sneering reporters call Roberto "lazy latino"?

• Roberto did not want to play because he was in pain.

• Roberto did not try hard enough when he was playing in the filed.

• Roberto did not help his team to win games.

What is the best line from the text that proves Roberto was determined to become the best baseball player?

• Roberto was like a jolt of electricity.

• If you don't try as hard as you can, you are wasting your life.

• Roberto smacked the very first pitch.

Read the sentences:

And Roberto's spirit is still growing. It grows in the bats and gloves and arms and legs of all latino baseball players who had flooded into the major leagues.

What do these sentences mean?

• Roberto's spirit continues to inspire people.

• Roberto's spirit is very large and haunting too many.

• Roberto's spirit causes baseball bats and gloves to grow larger.